Joe Pitts (Tennessee politician)

Joe Pitts[1] (born August 15, 1958 in Clarksville, Tennessee) is an American politician and Mayor of Clarksville, Tennessee as well as a former Democratic member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing District 67 since January 2007.

This article is about the Tennessee state legislator. For the U.S. Congressman for Pennsylvania, see Joe Pitts.
Joe Pitts
Mayor of Clarksville, Tennessee
Assumed office
January 2019
Preceded byKim McMillan
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 67 district
In office
2006–2018
Preceded byKim McMillan
Succeeded byJason Hodges
Personal details
Born (1958-08-15) August 15, 1958
Clarksville, Tennessee
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceClarksville, Tennessee
Alma materAustin Peay State University

Education

Pitts earned his BS from Austin Peay State University.

Elections
  • 2012 Pitts was unopposed for both the August 2, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 781 votes,[2] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 12,700 votes (97.0%) against write-in candidate Mike Warner.[3]
  • 2006 When District 67 Democratic Representative Kim McMillan left the Legislature and left the seat open, Pitts was unopposed for the August 3, 2006 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,052 votes,[4] and won the November 7, 2006 General election with 6,703 votes (54.0%) against Republican nominee Ken Takasaki.[5]
  • 2008 Pitts was unopposed for both the August 7, 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,837 votes,[6] and the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 12,525 votes.[7]
  • 2010 Pitts was unopposed for the August 5, 2010 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,746 votes,[8] and was unopposed for the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 5,387 votes (53.1%) against Republican nominee Neil Revlett.[9]
  • 2018 Pitts was elected mayor of Clarksville, TN, on November 6, 2018, winning over incumbent Kim McMillan with 33.8 percent of the vote over McMillan's 33.2 percent.

References
  1. "Joe Pitts' Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  2. "State of Tennessee August 2, 2012 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 178. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  3. "State of Tennessee November 6, 2012 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 70. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  4. "August 3, 2006 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  5. "November 7, 2006 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 10, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  6. "State of Tennessee August 7, 2008 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  7. "State of Tennessee November 4, 2008 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  8. "State of Tennessee August 5, 2010 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 49. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  9. "State of Tennessee November 2, 2010 State General" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 53. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.

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